Demography, range use, and behavior in black lemurs (Eulemur macaco macaco) at Ampasikely, Northwest Madagascar

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 299-312

  Bayart, Françoise ^a,c   Simmen, Bruno ^b  

^a CNRS UMR5176   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c Laboratoire d'Ecologie Generale   (France)

Author keywords

Demography; Eulemur macaco; Ranging patterns; Seasonal variation; Social structure

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; HABITAT RELATED BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; PRIMATE; RANGE SIZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROSIMIAN; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; LEMURIDAE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

ANIMALIA; EULEMUR MACACO; EULEMUR MACACO MACACO; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 32944464803     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20186     Document Type: Article

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